A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes a vehicle body and a floor. The floor is separated from the vehicle body by a resiliently deformable intermediate member, in at least one edge portion or section adjacent the vehicle body. The intermediate member is retained by a vehicle-body-side securing profile which is disposed on the body.

A heating appliance for railway vehicles has at least one heating unit, forming a load-bearing sandwich structure together with edge profiles and a core layer. According to the invention, a plurality of heating units and sandwich structures are provided, each forming modular construction units, and the construction units can be positioned and fixed relative to one another in the railway vehicle by means of connecting elements.

A floor panel illustratively for a transport vehicle. The floor panel includes a metal plate and at least one heating cable adapted to generate heat when electric current flows therethrough. A net is provided with a plurality of openings and the at least one heating cable is arranged between the net and the metal plate, such that the at least one heating cable is in contact with the metal plate. The floor panel also includes an insulative layer adapted to limit transmission of heat produced by the at least one heating cable and the net is arranged between the layer and the metal plate. The insulative layer is fixed to the metal plate by an adhesive, and the at least one heating cable is positioned or immersed in the adhesive, except for a surface portion of the at least one heating cable which is in contact with the metal plate.